diff --git a/cms/templates/widgets/header.html b/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
index 36665df0ff5d1249c0ee414bb55b833225929f54..4594f113b11263ca1a385782063ec0b40ad808c9 100644
--- a/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
+++ b/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
@@ -236,9 +236,11 @@
<nav class="nav-account nav-is-signedin nav-dd ui-right" aria-label="${_('Account')}">
<h2 class="sr-only">${_("Account Navigation")}</h2>
<ol>
- <li class="nav-item nav-account-help">
- <h3 class="title"><span class="label"><a href="${get_online_help_info(online_help_token)['doc_url']}" title="${_('Contextual Online Help')}" rel="noopener" target="_blank">${_("Help")}</a></span></h3>
- </li>
+ % if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_HELP_LINK'):
+ <li class="nav-item nav-account-help">
+ <h3 class="title"><span class="label"><a href="${get_online_help_info(online_help_token)['doc_url']}" title="${_('Contextual Online Help')}" rel="noopener" target="_blank">${_("Help")}</a></span></h3>
+ </li>
+ % endif
<li class="nav-item nav-account-user">
<%include file="user_dropdown.html" args="online_help_token=online_help_token" />
</li>
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 01f5e55c118168be738caf1b0daef8965376a796..d9c5b58ebcaba34e5d4fc1a441afd967d629082c 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -263,6 +263,17 @@ FEATURES = {
# .. toggle_tickets: https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/pull/1073
'COURSES_ARE_BROWSABLE': True,
+ # Can be turned off to disable the help link in the navbar
+ # .. toggle_name: FEATURES['ENABLE_HELP_LINK']
+ # .. toggle_implementation: DjangoSetting
+ # .. toggle_default: True
+ # .. toggle_description: When True, a help link is displayed on the main navbar. Set False to hide it.
+ # .. toggle_use_cases: open_edx
+ # .. toggle_creation_date: 2021-03-05
+ # .. toggle_tickets: https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/pull/26106
+ 'ENABLE_HELP_LINK': True,
+
+
# .. toggle_name: FEATURES['HIDE_DASHBOARD_COURSES_UNTIL_ACTIVATED']
# .. toggle_implementation: DjangoSetting
# .. toggle_default: False
diff --git a/lms/templates/header/navbar-authenticated.html b/lms/templates/header/navbar-authenticated.html
index 24c7cfc219ada71750245504b283ed0329c62573..4c522824412db4bf1420317a64a863a5a451dde6 100644
--- a/lms/templates/header/navbar-authenticated.html
+++ b/lms/templates/header/navbar-authenticated.html
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from openedx.core.djangoapps.site_configuration import helpers as configuration_
show_explore_courses = settings.FEATURES.get('COURSES_ARE_BROWSABLE')
show_sysadmin_dashboard = settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_SYSADMIN_DASHBOARD','') and user.is_staff
self.real_user = getattr(user, 'real_user', user)
+ enable_help_link = settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_HELP_LINK')
support_link = configuration_helpers.get_value('SUPPORT_SITE_LINK', settings.SUPPORT_SITE_LINK)
doc_link = get_online_help_info(online_help_token)['doc_url']
@@ -60,9 +61,11 @@ from openedx.core.djangoapps.site_configuration import helpers as configuration_
% endif
</div>
<div class="secondary">
- <div class="mobile-nav-item hidden-mobile nav-item">
- <a class="help-link" href="${help_link}" rel="noopener" target="_blank">${_("Help")}</a>
- </div>
+ % if enable_help_link:
+ <div class="mobile-nav-item hidden-mobile nav-item">
+ <a class="help-link" href="${help_link}" rel="noopener" target="_blank">${_("Help")}</a>
+ </div>
+ % endif
<%include file="user_dropdown.html"/>
</div>
</div>
diff --git a/lms/templates/navigation/bootstrap/navbar-authenticated.html b/lms/templates/navigation/bootstrap/navbar-authenticated.html
index 529f7984e25a80731fac3498596c9104ac901b9f..d895f4d9a89fb8e5b77a877d79206dc7d199f517 100644
--- a/lms/templates/navigation/bootstrap/navbar-authenticated.html
+++ b/lms/templates/navigation/bootstrap/navbar-authenticated.html
@@ -57,12 +57,14 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
</ul>
<ul class="navbar-nav navbar-right">
- <li class="nav-item mt-2 nav-item-open-collapsed">
- <a href="${get_online_help_info(online_help_token)['doc_url']}"
- rel="noopener"
- target="_blank"
- class="nav-link">${_("Help")}</a>
- </li>
+ % if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_HELP_LINK'):
+ <li class="nav-item mt-2 nav-item-open-collapsed">
+ <a href="${get_online_help_info(online_help_token)['doc_url']}"
+ rel="noopener"
+ target="_blank"
+ class="nav-link">${_("Help")}</a>
+ </li>
+ % endif
<%include file="../../user_dropdown.html"/>
</ul>
diff --git a/lms/templates/navigation/navbar-authenticated.html b/lms/templates/navigation/navbar-authenticated.html
index b27f17bd4281fd7208876772d22b4370fb3b1052..1873805ec9d6b7c68f6768b0cd3a9fa63309faab 100644
--- a/lms/templates/navigation/navbar-authenticated.html
+++ b/lms/templates/navigation/navbar-authenticated.html
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
<%include file="../user_dropdown.html"/>
-<a href="${get_online_help_info(online_help_token)['doc_url']}"
- rel="noopener"
- target="_blank"
- class="doc-link">${_("Help")}</a>
+% if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_HELP_LINK'):
+ <a href="${get_online_help_info(online_help_token)['doc_url']}"
+ rel="noopener"
+ target="_blank"
+ class="doc-link">${_("Help")}</a>
+% endif
diff --git a/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/header/navbar-authenticated.html b/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/header/navbar-authenticated.html
index 5d595aadb7502767d67f5047d86f1494d81a6ced..1e54026ca943c1bbab820e87c2725b74a09e977c 100644
--- a/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/header/navbar-authenticated.html
+++ b/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/header/navbar-authenticated.html
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from openedx.core.djangoapps.site_configuration import helpers as configuration_
show_explore_courses = settings.FEATURES.get('COURSES_ARE_BROWSABLE')
show_sysadmin_dashboard = settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_SYSADMIN_DASHBOARD','') and user.is_staff
self.real_user = getattr(user, 'real_user', user)
+ enable_help_link = settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_HELP_LINK')
%>
<div class="nav-links">
@@ -58,13 +59,15 @@ from openedx.core.djangoapps.site_configuration import helpers as configuration_
</div>
<div class="secondary">
- <div class="mobile-nav-item hidden-mobile nav-item">
- % if online_help_token == "instructor":
- <a class="help-link" href="${get_online_help_info(online_help_token)['doc_url']}" rel="noopener" target="_blank">${_("Help")}</a>
- % else:
- <a class="help-link" href="${configuration_helpers.get_value('SUPPORT_SITE_LINK', settings.SUPPORT_SITE_LINK)}" rel="noopener" target="_blank">${_("Help")}</a>
- % endif
- </div>
+ % if enable_help_link:
+ <div class="mobile-nav-item hidden-mobile nav-item">
+ % if online_help_token == "instructor":
+ <a class="help-link" href="${get_online_help_info(online_help_token)['doc_url']}" rel="noopener" target="_blank">${_("Help")}</a>
+ % else:
+ <a class="help-link" href="${configuration_helpers.get_value('SUPPORT_SITE_LINK', settings.SUPPORT_SITE_LINK)}" rel="noopener" target="_blank">${_("Help")}</a>
+ % endif
+ </div>
+ % endif
<%include file="user_dropdown.html"/>
</div>
</div>